cool idea, i really like the pbr bike. but waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay too much money for a frame/fork
Never heard of them but they do look awesome (pbr = facepalm).
the chrome ringleader is neat.
“This frame is straight outta China”
facepalm. boasting that, they should lower the price
[quote=solbrothers]“This frame is straight outta China”
facepalm. boasting that, they should lower the price[/quote]
that is hilarious, yeah the price does seem too high.
pbr bike is fucking stupid.
only one of their frames is made in china. and thats the cheaper one.
“custom laster cut dropouts”
Actually, the luggernut looks to be about the most affordable lugged steel framesets out there aside from the Sparton, and comes in the same steel you’ll find on any of the lower end TIG welded bikes at the same price.
Also, I have more anecdotal evidence in support of the company being run by nice people. They ended up sending out a bunch prizes at a race we had here in East Lansing in the fall. I got a t-shirt, a friend of mine has one of their saddles on his beater, another friend got the purple cranks. So that was kinda cool.
Did you guys discuss in the rando thread why they have a disc road bike with cross cable routing that can only take 30mm tires? I don’t get it.
Seems like a bunch of options they could pick from out of a catalog, and threw 'em together.
[quote=kowloon]how do you “take simplicity to the next level,” exactly?
i hate bad sales copy.[/quote]
ride it with no wheels.
just sit on it in your living room & feel the zen.
[quote=sneaky viking]Did you guys discuss in the rando thread why they have a disc road bike with cross cable routing that can only take 30mm tires? I don’t get it.
Seems like a bunch of options they could pick from out of a catalog, and threw 'em together.[/quote]
I didn’t even notice the 30mm tire thing. That’s pretty stupid for a supposed cyclocross bike.
[quote=bonechilling][quote=sneaky viking]Did you guys discuss in the rando thread why they have a disc road bike with cross cable routing that can only take 30mm tires? I don’t get it.
Seems like a bunch of options they could pick from out of a catalog, and threw 'em together.[/quote]
I didn’t even notice the 30mm tire thing. That’s pretty stupid for a supposed cyclocross bike.[/quote]
Makes sense to me because the bike is marketed for commuting, not CX racing. That’s the one I saw in the shop and was commenting about - for a commuter bike it has nearly everything on point, in my opinion. Unless you live on top of a giant hill and carry a 20lb bag, you don’t need much more than 9 gears in the city, and disc brakes make more sense for a lot of year round commuters anyway. I guess 700x35 would be a better max size though.
I’m guessing the steel is Kaisei since they say Japanese chromoly. Either that or Tange. Either way, they both make nice steel. Kaisei seems to be pretty well regarded in the frame building community.
Ya thats not a CX bike IIRC and I think it does make a great commuter bike. Discs are soooo sooo much easier for most to deal with.
30mm is barely or not enough for a reasonably wide commuter tire and fenders. So not only can you not race CX on it, but you also cannot run fenders and/or fat tires. Basically it does nothing well.
I highly doubt it’s Kaisei or Tange steel - they would tell you if they would. I don’t know if you have noticed, but the bike industry loves to tell you that shit. I’m sure it’s just generic butted 4130 from some factory in Japan, and there’s nothing wrong with that, because making steel isn’t alchemy.
The only proper response is to say that they suck. Then again, I ride a shitty frame.
I’m into really shitty frames/components.
I will say that they are priced a little high. Not obscenely high, mind you, but a little hip premium for their badges and super swell name.
Also, If you are riding the PBR paint scheme and feel a sharp pain in the back of your head and, falling to the ground, the last thing you see before the static of pain-filled slumber swarms your stuttering senses is a guy riding away on a shitty bike wielding a red spattered chain-whip, that would be me. Vexatious PBR culture, feel my wrath.
[quote=username]The only proper response is to say that they suck. Then again, I ride a shitty frame.
I’m into really shitty frames/components.
I will say that they are priced a little high. Not obscenely high, mind you, but a little hip premium for their badges and super swell name.
Also, If you are riding the PBR paint scheme and feel a sharp pain in the back of your head and, falling to the ground, the last thing you see before the static of pain-filled slumber swarms your stuttering senses is a guy riding away on a shitty bike wielding a red spattered chain-whip, that would be me. Vexatious PBR culture, feel my wrath.[/quote]
I’ve had to use google define on the last two comments of yours I’ve read. Nice.
the fuck is everyone’s beef with PBR, christ.
Its a trendy beer, get the F over it.
Why don’t you bludgeon the retards with dept. store Corona and Miller Lite apparel.
^For real. I love the word vexatious
[quote=imoscardotcom]the fuck is everyone’s beef with PBR, christ.
Its a trendy beer, get the F over it.
Why don’t you bludgeon the retards with dept. store Corona and Miller Lite apparel.[/quote]
Because people drink it “ironically”.
I hate people who do anything “ironically”. Be sincere or GTFO.
Also 'round the boston parts, PBR is usually MORE expensive then the other cheap lagers. It is NOT the cheap working mans beer but the ironic idiot who like status symbol shit.
we have $1 drafts of pbr in delaware and noone touches that nasty pisswater besides college kids and the occasional hipster.
It’ll set you back like $3 for a draft of PBR in hipsterland.
Or like $6 for a pitcher. Shit ain’t cheap. Its trendy and its stupid.